Three years in the making, Trillian Astra beta warms up behind the starting line--but have other multiprotocol chat clients already passed it by? This slideshow explores its features and its faults.

Trillian used to be the most prolific multiprotocol chat client around, even garnering a spot on Google's collection of recommended programs. You can sign up for the beta of its long-awaited upgrade, Astra. In the meantime, we've put together this collection of images that show what the new version of the program will look like.